The Untold Truth Of The Nativity Of Jesus
By Benito Cereno/Dec. 13, 2020 6:52 pm EDT
The commercial, secularized version of Christmas is lots of fun, with Santa, Frosty, Rudolph, and candy canes, but at the heart of it, Christmas is a religious holiday meant to commemorate the birth of Jesus. The centerpiece of many religious Christmas celebrations is often a Nativity scene, a tableau representing the image of Mary and Joseph with the infant Christ in a manger, usually surrounded by livestock, shepherds, three wise men, and angels. It s an image known around the world thanks to the pervasiveness of Christmas culture.
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“We do not know.” Matthew 21:27
Balaam called himself the man who “knows what the Most High knows” (Nm 24:4, 16). He was so highly regarded for his ability as a fortune-teller that nations sent large delegations of dignitaries with large amounts of money to obtain his services (Nm 22:6-7, 15). Yet this man who “sees what the Almighty sees” (Nm 24:16) couldn’t even get the picture when his donkey began to talk to him! (Nm 22:28ff) He had to admit that he “did not know that” God opposed His greedy plot against Israel (Nm 22:34).
The Jewish religious leaders were also confident in their expert knowledge of God’s plan. They “knew” that Jesus was a sinner (see Jn 9:24). They also “knew” His background (see Jn 7:27; 6:42). Yet when Jesus asked them a direct question which had only two possible answers, they had to admit, “We do not know” (Mt 21:27). They knew the results of each answer to Jesus’ question. However, they didn’t know Jesus, the